In English, the indefinite article is the word "a," "an," or "some."
a cookie
an apple
some books
In Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.
un gato - a male cat
unos gatos - some male cats
una gata - a female cat
unas gatas - some female cats
Note: Remember, as long as the group of creatures has at least one male member, the masculine plural article is used. Thus, "unos gatos" could refer to a group of 10 male cats, or it could refer to a group of 9 female cats and one male cat.
2 TYPES OF ARTICLES: 1) DEFINITE 2) INDEFINITE
1. DEFINITE ARTICLES
There are 4 words for ‘the’ in Spanish.2) INDEFINITE ARTICLES
In English, the indefinite article is the word "a," "an," or "some."
In Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.
un gato - a male cat
unos gatos - some male cats
una gata - a female cat
unas gatas - some female cats
Note: Remember, as long as the group of creatures has at least one male member, the masculine plural article is used. Thus, "unos gatos" could refer to a group of 10 male cats, or it could refer to a group of 9 female cats and one male cat.
The 4 forms of the indefinite article are:
un -masculine singular
una- feminine singular
unos - masculine plural
unas- feminine plural
DEFINITE VS INDEFNITE ARTICLES:
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